News

“What our daughter has done is a miracle” – the power of one adolescent girl

Sibongile Majaura's business has saved her education and helps support her family. © UNFPA Zimbabwe/Nikita Little
  • 11 October 2016
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African presidents urge investment in youth as continent sees rare demographic opportunity

World Bank Vice President Keith Hansen, President Idriss Déby of Chad, President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré of Burkina Faso, UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin and moderator Folly Bah Thibault (left to right) at a high-level dialogue on achieving the demographic dividend. © UNFPA/Koye Adeboye
  • 20 September 2016
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Amid war devastation, Central African youth become agents of peace

United Nations Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth Ahmad Alhendawi speaks to a group of peer educators in the Central African Republic. The peer educators are spreading messages of peace in their community. © UNFPA/CAR
  • 30 June 2016
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News

The Very Important Girls Group: Investing in youth to invest in the future of Tanzania

The Action for Adolescent Girls initiative has reached thousands of girls in the Shinyanga region Tanzania since launching there in 2012. © UNFPA Tanzania
  • 15 June 2016
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Spreading the word: Youth educators provide sexual and reproductive health outreach in Honduras

Over 1,500 adolescent peer educators have been trained as part of the COPEITSA programme. ©UNFPA Honduras
  • 19 April 2016
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Too Young to Wed: Guatemala

Published on: 15/04/2015

In Guatemala, it's legal for a girl to marry as young as 14 — though many are married far younger than that. The result: Many girls marry men far older than themselves and become mothers long before they are physically and emotionally ready. Communicating the individual experiences of these child brides across cultural and language barriers became my passion, and, ultimately, my life's work. This project in Guatemala was done in partnership with the United Nations Population Fund. The film below was co-directed by Katie Orlinsky.

Resources

UNFPA strategy on Adolescents and Youth

Resource date: 2013

Author: UNFPA

Publisher: UNFPA

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Too Brief a Child

Published on: 02/09/2014

examining the impact of early marriage on the lives of girls using testimonies from teenage brides and their families in Bangladesh, Burkina Faso and Yemen.

La Chirurgie de l'Espoir [French with English Subtitles]

Published on: 02/09/2014

A group of young Mauritanians called Khoudeija, Aisha, Goundou, Aissata, and Coumbis suffer from a condition known as Obstetric Fistula, which severely affects their lives.

Mozambique: Losing Out [Full Version]

Published on: 02/09/2014

In Mozambique, a country with one of the highest rates of child marriage and maternal mortality in the world, efforts are underway to ensure all young girls enjoy their right 
to equality.

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